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November 29th, 2009 · Comments Off

Pacebutler Choice: Here are the top 10 recycling and environment stories Nov23-29. Here are our choices for the most interesting and relevant articles on recycling, the environment, and renewable energy submitted to the Environment section over at Green Options, this past week:

November 24th, 2009 · Comments Off

Thanksgiving Americas national parks wouldn’t be here today without the dedication of people who fought to protect & establish these nature sanctuaries Extended preview to PBS’ “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” by Ken Burns

Pacebutler Top 10: Here’s our pick for the top 10 recycling and environmental stories Nov16-22 submitted at Green Options. Gondolas navigate a flooded Times Square in this concept image by Studio Lindfors

A state-of-the-art plastic recycling facility near Watts, Oklahoma is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2010. This was announced recently by Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (AERT), a leading plastic recycler firm based in Springdale, Arkansas.

November 20th, 2009 · Comments Off

A recent study confirmed that 76% of US consumers want Ewaste recycling. A recent study released by Pike Research, a market research and consulting firm, has confirmed that most American electronic consumers are aware of the burgeoning e-waste problem and believe the best course of action is recycling.

The article deals with how to donate cell phones to charity or non profit organization. Every year, 100 million cell phones are replaced or discarded in the United States. Less than 20% of this total are recycled or sent back to the manufacturers – the rest are lost, thrown to trash bins, or kept in [...]